Charles Wellington Furse, MA, JP (born Johnson; 16 April 1821 – 2 August 1900) was Archdeacon of Westminster from 1894[1] until his death.[2]
Furse was the third son of Charles Wellington Johnson, of Great Torrington, Devon,[3] and his wife Theresa Furze. In 1854, he changed his surname from Johnson to Furse in 1854, to inherit from his maternal uncle John Furze (Furse). He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford.[4] He was ordained in 1848. After curacies at St Andrew the Apostle, Clewer[5] and Christ Church, Albany Street he was VicarofStaines.[6] He was then PrincipalofCuddesdon Theological College[7] and concurrently Chaplain to the Bishop of Oxford.[8] He was the incumbent at St John's, Smith Square, Westminster from 1883 until his appointment as Archdeacon of Westminster.[9]
On 24 February 1859, Furse married Jane Diana Monsell, second daughter of John Samuel Bewley Monsell, vicar of Egham. They had ten children:[3]
Jane died in March 1877,[3] and on 7 January 1880 Furse married Gertrude Louisa Barnett, daughter of Henry Barnett MP, and had two more children:[3]
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